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Colin Saxton returns to Friends United Meeting

On August 15, Friends United Meeting (FUM) General Secretary Kelly Kellum announced that Colin Saxton will be returning to the… FJ News Editor

Woolman at Sierra Friends Center damaged by wildfire

The morning of August 17, the Jones fire swept across the campus of Woolman at Sierra Friends Center, driven by… FJ News Editor

Brooklyn Friends School seeks to dissolve its employees’ union citing “Quaker values”

On August 14, the head of Brooklyn Friends School (BFS), Crissy Cáceres, emailed parents and teachers stating that the school… FJ News Editor

Guilford President replaced by interim

On August 1, Carol A. Moore became interim president of Guilford College, a school founded by Quakers in Greensboro, N.C.… FJ News Editor

AFSC joins call to defund the police

“This isn’t a political question. This isn’t a budgetary question. This is a moral question,” said Joyce Ajlouny, general secretary… FJ News Editor

University Friends, Wichita to disaffiliate from Evangelical Friends Church

University Friends Church in Wichita, Kans., is ending its affiliation with Evangelical Friends Church–Mid-America Yearly Meeting (EFC-MAYM) as of July… FJ News Editor

Eden Grace resigns as FUM’s director of global ministries

On June 23, Friends United Meeting (FUM) announced the resignation of Eden Grace as the director of global ministries, a… FJ News Editor

Guilford President announces plans to step down

On June 26, Jane K. Fernandes announced she would be stepping down as Guilford College’s president as of July 31,… FJ News Editor

Quaker organizations seek to adapt, continue work at a distance

The pandemic is leading Friends organizations and their supporters to reflect on their missions and discern a way forward. FJ News Editor

Yearly meetings go virtual

In response to the COVID‐19 pandemic, many yearly meetings annual sessions will be held virtually. FJ News Editor

FGC cancels in-person 2020 Gathering, goes online

On March 23, Friends General Conference (FGC) announced that “after several meetings with a number of committee clerks, staff, and… FJ News Editor

Denver meeting to house COVID-19 healthcare workers

On March 24, Mountain View Meeting, a meeting of about 100 in Denver, Colo., decided to open its meetinghouse… FJ News Editor

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